Modular bone model
AssigneeBiomet Manufacturing, LLC
InventorsNathan A. Winslow, Clinton E. Kehres
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Abstract
A modular bone model can include a bone component and an implant component that can be positioned on the bone component. The implant component can be shaped and sized to correspond to a head component of a medical implant to simulate an articulating surface of the head component. Similarly, the bone component can be shaped to simulate a natural bone to which the medical implant can be mounted. Alternatively, the head component of the medical implant can be mounted directly to the bone component to simulate the mounting on the natural bone.
Claims23
A bone model for trialing a medical implant mountable on a natural bone to repair a natural articulating surface, comprising:
- a bone component shaped and sized to approximate the natural bone;
- and
- an implant component defining an artificial articulating surface and being sized and shaped such that the artificial articulating surface approximates the natural articulating surface;
- wherein the implant component is positionable on the bone component to approximate mounting of the medical implant onto the natural bone.
A bone model system for trialing a medical implant mountable on a natural bone to repair a natural articulating surface, comprising:
- a bone component shaped and sized to approximate the natural bone;
- and
- a head component defining an artificial articulating surface and being sized and shaped such that the artificial articulating surface approximates the natural articulating surface, the head component,
- wherein the head component is adjustably positionable on the bone component to approximate mounting of the head component on the natural bone upon attachment of the head component to the medical implant.
A method for trialing a medical implant, comprising:
- providing a bone component shaped and sized to approximate a natural bone to which the medical implant is mountable;
- providing an implant component defining an artificial articulating surface;
- adjustably positioning the implant component on the bone component to approximate positioning of the medical implant on the natural bone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.